1987
First Published
3.85
Average Rating
218
Number of Pages
“The author provides good historical background, which makes the origins of the troubles clear, and is sensitive to the ordinary lives of those who must live with the threat of violence.”— The Horn Book Bibliography; index; maps.
Avg Rating
3.85
Number of Ratings
13
5 STARS
31%
4 STARS
23%
3 STARS
46%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
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Author
Carolyn Meyer
Author · 37 books
Carolyn Meyer is as versatile a writer as you will find. Along with historical fiction and realistic novels for young adults she has written nonfiction for young adults and books for younger readers on topics as diverse as the Amish, the Irish, Japanese, Yup'ik Eskimos, a rock band, rock tumbling, bread baking, and coconuts. And ten of her books have been chosen as Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. In her most recent historical novels she has dealt with the young lives of Mary Tudor, Princess Elizabeth, Anastasia, and Isabel of Castilla, Spain.
